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[PATCH] ln: allow to overwrite relative symlink

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Message #22 received at 14116-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Rémy Lefevre <lefevreremy <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14116-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14116: [PATCH] ln: allow to overwrite relative symlink
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:43:53 +0100

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On 04/02/2013 11:30 AM, Rémy Lefevre wrote:
> I'm not sure to understand your first sentence. Resolving the last component is already the existing behavior, but maybe not the intended one.
> 
> Anyway, I agree that the path should be resolved without its last component.
> 
> I wrote a new patch for this. I hope that this one will not break anything.

It looks good.

I've attached the full patch in your name with a test and NEWS entry.
Also attached is a related doc change, detailing the symlink
resolution done with ln --relative.

thanks!
Pádraig.

[ln--relative--symlink.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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